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PRIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 240538Z

SECRET

156

SECRET

TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 702 OF 24 SEPTEMBER INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

OFFICE LONDON.

YOUR TELEGRAM 711.

LAST

Ref.

155

DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION.

NEXT

RCF

I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE CHANGED BASE DATE

WHICH I PROPOSED, IN VIEW OF IT THERE IS UNLIKELY TO BE ANY SERIOUS

DIFFICULTY OVER SECURING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THE

NEW CONTRIBUTION.

2. MOREOVER THREE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL BY CHANCE BE TEMPORARILY AWAY FROM HONG KONG WITHOUT REPLACEMENT ON OCTOBER 1ST, SO THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO NEED FOR ME TO VOTE EVEN IF ALL THE REMAINING

UNOFFICIALS UNEXPECTEDLY OPPOSE THE RESOLUTION, THE PROBLEM OF USING

MY ORIGINAL AND CASTING VOTE IS THUS ACADEMIC.

3. 1 NEVERTHELESS AGREE THAT, FOR AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, WE

SHOULD PROCEED ON THE LIMES SUGGESTED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR TELEGRAM.

FCO PASS HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

4.

TRENCH

FILES

HKD

FED

DEFENCE D

FPAD

A & T D

CCD

FS

SIR S CRAWFORD

SIR L MONSON

SIR S TOMLINSON

KR D A SCOTT

MR ROSE

MR WILFORD

RECEIVED REGISTRY No 51 27SEPIST!

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MR T J BRACK TREASURY

MR AF THORPE F1(AIR)MOD MR RJ SMITH DOELB MR P D NAIRNE MOD MR G GEDLING TREASURY

MR E STRETTON DOELB

MR D H GWYNN MOD

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE 54 PALL MALL

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